> What you are saying makes sense for desktop users since they will
> likely already have consolekit/policykit/nm-applet installed, and
> hence using NetworkManager for all network management makes sense.

Actually, I've got several Gentoo-based desktop systems, none of
them uses any these packages.

> From what I can see, we have three options:
> (a) Make our existing openrc network code + openrc configuration files
> work with systemd, and move to systemd by default
> (b) Make systemd work with openrc+NM configuration files[1], make NM
> work w/o PK/CK[2], add command line tools to NM, and move to systemd
> by default.
> (c) Support systemd as an alternative init system for use by desktop users.